Quiz on the Louisiana Purchase

True or False. US reps went to France with orders to buy the entire Louisiana Territory. If false, why?

• True

• False

What convinced Jefferson that he had the right to purchase land?

• He concluded that the Louisiana Purchase was a treaty

• The advice of his cabinet

• A Supreme Court ruling

• The support of Congress

How big was the Louisiana Territory?

• 820,000 miles long

• 820,000 square miles

• About 6'-2"

• Bigger than your forehead. Not!

What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the US?

• It helped the US lose weight

• It made the US smaller

• It doubled the size of the US

• It made the US the biggest country in the world

Why was it easy for the US to purchase the Louisiana Territory and also make a bargain in the process question mark

• Napoleon offered them an extra acre for every two acres they bought

• Napoleon died in 1802 and the new French prime minister did not care about the land anymore

• The French heard the land was haunted so they were eager to make a quick sale

• Napoleon's government was going broke from fighting wars in Europe.They needed the money so they sold the land for a cheap price.